[VFB] DonO's Fan Club

[Michael Bliss]

Did this get on the list while I was gone?  Nice praise for DonO from Mike 
Hogue
By far the one that has totally redefined the word bizarre is Don Ortez. Don 
hails from Wyoming and has tied some of the coolest of cool flies. I first 
meet Don a couple of years ago at an FFF conclave. Don has tied everything 
from a 32 royal coachman, to a complete set of mice ( like 80 of them 
mounted to LOGS) , a spun wool rubber duck, sized really big muddlers ( 
measure like 24" Long) and off course his complete set of flexo tubing fish. 
( His bill fish is seen in the Renzetti vise ad often in Art of Angling ) He 
tie flex Bass, swordfish, everything in between and some of those ended up 
on a wedding cake! Are those flies? Well sort of............... it does 
stretch the imagination a bit. Again funny, cool, innovative and off beat. 
By far one of the best.